Story+2000-03-30+Denver,+CO

“(Clarence: “Ladies and gentlemen…Brothers and Sisters, all rise”) (crowd cheers)…Yeah, yeah, yeah…yeah, yeah, yeah…are you ready for me, people? (crowd cheers) there’s gonna be a meeting in the town tonight…I’m so glad to be in Denver tonight! (crowd cheers) yeah, yeah, yeah…yeah, yeah, yeah…are you ready for me, people? (crowd cheers) there’s gonna be a meeting in the town tonight…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to “My Love Will Not Let You Down”**

“Good evening, Denver (crowd cheers) good to see you…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to “Mansion on the Hill”**

“Bring on them Backstreet Boys!...may I, Baby?...can I, Honey? ...may I, Sugar?...can I, Baby?...(does a pelvic thrust towards the audience) thank you, Baby…(sings a bit of “It’s Alright” and “Take Me to the River”) that’s right…that’s where I wanna go tonight...I wanna go to the riverside…I wanna find that river of life…and that river of love...that river of hope...and the river of happiness…I wanna find that river sanctification…and that river of transformation where you can go and, if you want, you can change yourself...and that river, that river of resurrection…where everybody gets a second chance...and that river of sexual healing and companionship …I wanna go to that river tonight and I want you to go with me… that’s why we’re here…because you can’t there by yourself…no Sir! ...you can’t get there by yourself...tonight I want to have a rock’n’roll exorcism (crowd cheers) a rock’n’roll baptism...come on out, Mr. Devil, I wanna wrestle with you, tango with you, kungfu you…now, the Devil’s greatest weapon is fear and I found myself one evening as a young man standing before a dark grove of trees ...and like a child I was frightened to pass through those trees... though I knew on the other side was the river of a meaningful life ...and cold beer at a reasonable price (crowd cheers) then a gypsy woman beckoned me onward and she said “Son…Son, what you don’t understand is what you need is you, in your line you’ve got to have help, you’ve got to have…what you need, Son, is you need a band to get you through those woods” (crowd cheers) that’s why I’d like to introduce tonight the Dean of the university of musical perversity, Secretary of intelligence, Professor Roy Bittan on the piano (crowd cheers) standing with me at the riverside, the Minister of faith and friendship, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, star of the Sopranos-TV show, Little Steven Van Zandt (crowd cheers) with me at the riverside…the foundation of the E Street nation, Southern man, Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) with me at the riverside the man that brings the power night after night, the Minister of the Mighty Beat and star of Late Night television: Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) the Secretary of heart and spirit, Godfather of the guitar, the great Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) with me at the riverside the Minister of mystery and all things unfathomable on E Street, Brother Dan Federici on the organ (crowd cheers) stand with me, Brother…brunettes are fine, blondes are fun but when it comes to getting a dirty job done, it takes a (crowd: “Red headed woman”) I got to, got to find myself a (crowd: “Red headed woman”) I’m searching for my baby (crowd: “Red headed woman”) I’ve got to find my love now (crowd: “Red headed woman”) have to find my baby (crowd: “Red headed woman”) I’m searching for my love now (crowd: “Red headed woman”) I got to find my baby (crowd: “Red headed woman”)(Patti sings a bit of “Rumble Doll”)…woo! the First Lady of love, a little respect for Miss Patti Scialfa on the guitar and vocals (crowd cheers) stand with me, Baby…and last but not least (crowd cheers) oh, yeah, last but not least…the Minister of soul, Secretary of the brotherhood...and if we lived in a righteous place, the next President of the United States (crowd cheers) do I have to say his name? (crowd cheers) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”) say who? (crowd: “Clarence”)… (…) The E Street Band! (crowd cheers) the one…the only…legendary E Street Band! (crowd cheers)…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, middle of “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”**

“Yeah, good one, good one (crowd cheers) thank you…gonna do this tonight for the folks that are with us from the Foodbank of the Rockies (crowd cheers) they’re in the hall with us tonight, check ‘em out on your way out…Foodbank of the Rockies collects food… they channel it through to grassroots organizations that meet the needs of the struggling citizens of Denver, Northern Colorado and Wyoming (crowd cheers) they deserve your time and your support, this is for the Foodbank of the Rockies, help them out…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (following “Working on the Highway”)**

“Denver! (crowd cheers) Denver! (crowd cheers) but everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve seen people lost…in confusion...I’ve seen people lost …in the wilderness... I’ve seen people lost…in bitterness…I’ve seen people lost…in the Denver Broncos memorabilia...I’ve seen people lost...but tonight I’ve come on a search-and-rescue mission…that’s right, if you’ve been downhearted, disgusted, disspirited, dispossessed, downsized, analyzed, stigmatized, retropsychedelicized, Republicanized, Disneyized, Pokemonized (crowd cheers) I’m here tonight to re-educate, to resuscitate, to regenerate, to re-confiscate, to re-indoctrinate, to re-illustrate, to re-re-re-recombobolate, to re-sexualate you, to re-dedicate, to re-liberate you with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the majesty, with the mystery...with the ministry of rock’n’roll! (crowd cheers) that’s right!...it’s alive!...it’s alive!...it’s alive!...the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the power and the glory, with the majesty, with the mystery…with the ministry of rock’n’roll! (crowd cheers) yes it is!...now, unlike my competitors, I shall not…I will not…I can not…I shall not…promise you life everlasting...but I can promise you life…right now! (crowd cheers) and all you got to do is raise your hand and say “I” (Bruce and the crowd start going “I”)...”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, middle of “Light of Day”**

“Denver, are you ready to rumble???? (crowd cheers)… (…) Come on, baby, start up, come on…it’s a cold Denver morning…I think I see Sasquatch out there…come on, baby, baby, start up…start, start, start, come on, start up (?)…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to “Ramrod”**

“This is for Denver, this is “Land of hope and dreams”…”
 * 30.03.00 Denver, CO, intro to “Land of Hope and Dreams”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//